Take A Trip To COSTA RICA… With Me!

This past week I was selected as a finalist in an online contest for a two-week tour of Costa Rica. The trip is being sponsored by Nomadic Matt and Gap Adventures… and in just two short days, voting on the contest will end and the sponsors will make their decision as to which finalist gets [...]

How To Carry Skis On A Bicycle

Have you ever thought about riding your bicycle to the ski resort? It’s a cool idea, but how exactly do you carry a long, heavy set of skis on the back of your bicycle?
Well, I just happen to ride my bike to the ski resort all the time. It’s less than 3 miles to the [...]

181 Free Articles About Bicycle Touring, World Travel And Lifestyle Design

2009 was one hell of a year!
At this time last year I was emerging from my apartment in downtown Luzern, Switzerland and celebrating the first of what would become 254 days of bike travel in 16 different European countries.
Since that time, I have covered thousands of miles on my bicycle (and on foot); written nearly [...]

Short Movies From The Bicycle Film Festival

The 2009 Bicycle Film Festival started in May of this year and ended just a few short days ago. In that time, this mobile movie festival traveled to 37 different cities around the world and entertained thousands (both in person and online). If you were unable to hit up one of the Festival’s main venues, [...]

Cateye HL-MC200 Bicycle Headlight

The Cateye HL-MC200 Bicycle Headlight has been in my arsenal of bike gear since my freshman year of college (over 7 years ago). Sadly, it is one of the worst bike lights I have ever encountered and certainly not a product I would ever recommend.
The problem with the light is not that it doesn’t work [...]

How To Learn A Language Without Classes Or Travel

If you are anything like me, you’ve always wanted to learn a new language, but you want to do it without sitting in a boring old classroom or traveling half-way around the world in order to immerse yourself in the language for months on end. Learning a language from home would be nice… if only [...]

Hokey Spokes: Unique Bicycle Lights Product Review

Hokey Spokes are transparent computerized “blades” that attach to your bicycle spokes and spin as you ride to create an impressive array of design images and text. With a name like “Hokey Spokes” you might expect these little electronic “blades” to be nothing more than a children’s today. However, you’d be surprised to learn just [...]

Random Thoughts On My European Bike Tour

It’s been nearly three months now since I returned from my 9-month bicycle tour of central and eastern Europe. In that time I’ve received quite a few questions about my trip and I’d like to answer a few of those questions for you now. Ready? Here it goes…
What Was Your Favorite Country?
My favorite country was, [...]

Can You Describe Your Worst Bicycle Crash?

I recently crashed my bicycle on a short ride from my home to an indoor soccer arena where I was to play a game of midnight fussball. When I got home from the game later that night, I sent out the following message on Twitter:

After that, the responses came flooding in. Here is what some [...]

Bicycle Diaries By David Byrne: A Book Review

David Byrne’s Bicycle Diaries is 303 pages of poetic city planning sandwiched between occasionally moving and often-times thought-provoking stories from cities around the world. The bicycle fanatic may be a bit disappointed, however, as the two-wheeled people mover plays little role in David’s book. In reality, the bike is nothing more than a background character, [...]

Photos From The 2009 FIBT World Cup Bobsled Race

Yesterday I attended the FIBT World Cup 4-Man Bobsled Race at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah – which is just a mile or so from my home. I went to the event with two girls (one from Germany and the other from Austria) who I happened to run into a couple weeks [...]

How Much Does It Cost To Travel In Europe?

European travel doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, it can be downright cheap if you know how to budget, barter, and avoid extraneous expenses.
For the last nine months I’ve been traveling with my bicycle all across Europe. Traveling alone and under my owner power, I visited 16 different countries and had one of the [...]

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